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...learn is that a man of the world is never intolerant. To use an old definition of mine, he is never surprised and never shocked. At the same time, while he recognizes the existence of all sorts of evils, great and small, there is no reason why he should take part in them. He ought to retain as firmly as ever the principles which guide his-own conduct; but he ought so far to conquer his aversion to any particular vices that whenever he meets a new man he can gauge his character, he can set off his good points...
...when the club system was instituted. This practice cannot be fairly discontinued by one club, unless the others discontinue it also, and we have therefore been requested by the captain of one of the clubs to suggest that a meeting be called of members of all the clubs, to take action in regard to this and other matters of general interest. It would be well if the meeting were held at an early date, in order that everything may be settled before the training for the Spring Races is begun. Such a meeting would also afford a favorable opportunity...
...unlike a married couple. The relation combines most of the advantages with none of the disadvantages, and, like a wife in the journey of life, a chum in the little jaunt of college is a good thing to have. I think I should always advise a Freshman friend to take to himself a chum; and yet such counsel, without first consulting that pattern of elder brothers whose advice is fast forming his fraternal relative Jack into the paragon of all Freshmen, I almost hesitate to give. Indeed, I am rather inclined to think that, for the embryo man of fashion...
...that of man and wife, not the least is, that if chums do not agree they can separate. No need of a journey to Indiana, and no troublesome incumbrances either. All needful is, at the end of the year, to shake hands with number one, and then, either to take up with number two, or to resume the freedom of bachelor-ship. For, in chumming, it is possible to follow out Lord Dundreary's idea, "If you find you don't like me, you know, you can go back to your mamma...
Those of us whose ambition is restrained within a narrower compass, whose aspirations are confined merely to a degree, have the same difficulty about the extent of our knowledge and the length of time we have been acquiring it. Seniors, as a general rule, take four three-hour electives. They are obliged to take twelve hours, and this is ordinarily the most convenient division of the twelve. It often happens that one of the four courses has some particular interest which the others lack, or two may interest a man and the other two bore him; or he may search...